Global Market For Decorative Paper and Laminates, 1997 Asian Laminates Symposium Proceedings

Since their initial development more than 50 years ago, decorative papers have become of increasing importance for surface upgrading of wood-based materials. In this continuously growing market it is necessary to know, what are the functions of decorative paper, what are the characteristics, what are the advantages, what are the areas of application, what is the growth potential, where it is produced, who are the global players, where is the customer potential and how the market will be served in the future. The Globalization of markets forces us to strive for a world-wide transparency in terms of market data. During more than 25 years working for Munksjö Paper DECOR GmbH (the former PWA Dekor GmbH) I have continually been observing the market for Decorative Paper and Laminates. Thanks to this experience and knowledge and in this responsibility I am able to give the resume:

Decorative Papers in their economical and ecological importance for an industrial process like surface upgrading of wood-based materials are still on a growth curve which, as a result of further innovations and new applications, will certainly continue to develop positively even in the next century.